As determinate sentencing and existing mandatory minimums have taken hold over the last generation,” says Georgetown Law ...

A shift in reasoning at the Second Circuit recognizing the importance of a defendant’s right to be present for all things at sentencing marks a move in the right direction. Many years ago, in State v.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder cautioned against the use of data in sentencing criminal defendants, saying judges should base punishment on the facts of a crime rather than on ...

Criminal defense attorney Fred Hafetz and Sentencingstats.com, Inc. co-founder Mark Allenbaugh provide an analysis based on U.S. Sentencing Commission data of the difference in sentences between ...

During the holiday season, in the picturesque town of Petoskey, Michigan, Kimiko Uyeda, and her son Marshall celebrate with an annual tradition of selecting a new ornament to add to their tree. Year ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- New laws that took effect Monday to extend prison time for many serious criminal offenses and to crack down on fentanyl will affect the criminal courts, but it'll take some time and ...

A number of new Oklahoma laws took effect on January 1, bringing changes that impact criminal sentencing, medical marijuana ...

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A dozen new laws took effect Jan. 1, including one designed to provide more consistency in sentencing of felony crimes.

President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing hearing Friday in his business records falsification case was one for the history books. It ended not with a bang, but a whimper. Trump knew in advance of the ...